Steam Whistle Whole Wheat Loaf A'la Aasmaabik's

Prepared by Chefs Shawn Adler and Jason Hayes from Aasmaabik's and Lunch in Peterborough, Ontario.

Directions:

Heat Beer until just warm and place in a large mixing bowl. Add brown sugar and yeast to the beer and stir for 4 seconds. Leave the yeast mixture to ferment for about 15 minutes.

To the Yeast, add the flours, oats, butter, salt and cheddar. Knead the mixture until it is one cohesive mass. If this mass is sticky, add more all purpose flour by the handful until a soft but not sticky dough is attained.

Place the dough in a greased bowl, cover with plastic wrap in a warm place until it doubles in size. Then "punch down" and shape into loaves or buns and let rise until the dough fills the bread pan.Bake at 425 F in a preheated oven for approximately 45 minutes.